Ohio State Grade 8 ELA Test Vocabulary

Theme – The ________ message or lesson of a story.

• central

• peripheral

• minor

• insignificant

Main Idea – The most important point of a ________ or text.

• passage

• sentence

• word

• paragraph

Inference – A conclusion reached based on ________ and reasoning.

• evidence

• assumptions

• guesses

• opinions

Significance – The importance or meaning of something in a ________.

• text

• context

• sentence

• paragraph

Plot – The sequence of ________ in a story.

• events

• characters

• settings

• themes

Exposition – The beginning of a story, introducing characters, setting, and background ________.

• information

• dialogue

• conflict

• resolution

Rising Action – Events leading up to the ________, building tension.

• climax

• introduction

• conclusion

• resolution

Climax – The turning point or most intense ________ of a story.

• moment

• scene

• chapter

• event

Falling Action – Events that happen after the climax leading toward the ________.

• resolution

• introduction

• conflict

• exposition

Resolution – The conclusion of a story where conflicts are ________.

• resolved

• unresolved

• ignored

• exacerbated